Kazakhstan is a country with a rich and centuries-old history, a beautiful natural landscape. And you can get acquainted with it, plunge into the era of ancient events, see household items, jewelry of the ancestors of the Kazakh people. During your trip in Kazakhstan you can get acquainted with its culture by visiting museums that store the great history of the past.
The Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan – is located in Almaty and was built in 1985. It has 4 huge exhibition halls where samples of primitive people and their life activities, nomadic life of the people, archaeological finds and other hundreds of unique exhibits containing cultural and spiritual existence in the history of Kazakhstan are stored.
State Museum of Arts. A. Kasteeva – was opened in 1935 in the city with an exhibition called “15th anniversary of the formation of the Kazakh SSR”, the Kazakh State Art Gallery was created. The gallery carried out work on the creation of works by Kazakh, Russian and foreign artists. In 1970, the Museum of Folk Applied Art of Kazakhstan was organized, which collected, stored and studied products of Kazakh folk applied art. The museum is the largest collection of paintings, sculptures and graphics by local Kazakh masters.
Museum of Folk Musical Instruments – museum was opened in 1981, after 9 years it was named after the Kazakh folk composer Ykhlas Dukenuly. This is one of the cultural attractions of the “South Capital” of Almaty. The museum includes 9 halls, where for the convenience of visitors there are two information kiosks with information about each exhibit and projectors for video content, thanks to this technology, you can play a piece of music on different instruments. 9 halls in the museum represent different themes, giving visitors a complete picture of the promotion of not only folk art, but also the musical history of the peoples of Asia, Europe and even Africa.
The Museum of Archeology – is a cultural branch of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan. The museum is located in the scientific-museum complex “Gylym Ordasy”. The museum has such a strong database and popularity thanks to several generations of archaeologists and scientists of Kazakhstan who have been searching, studying and preserving unique specimens of the found materials. The museum presents the history of Kazakh literature and printing, modern publications and originals of ancient manuscripts, ancient drawings, booklets and maps.
Museum of Geology of the Academy of Sciences – this museum ranks 9th in the world in terms of territory, which proves the presence of reserve minerals. The museum is located in a place of accumulation of semi-precious stones, and visitors are given the opportunity to reach the elevator. A visit to the museum will appeal to visitors of all ages. The museum also has a jewelry store, ancient fragments and precious stones. Here you can buy jewelry from the times of ancient and modern culture of the Kazakhs.
Literary Museum named after Zh.Zhabaev – the museum has been open to visitors since 1947 and offers to get acquainted with the works of Zhambyl Zhabaev and learn for himself about his literary heritage. The museum is a large complex on the territory where the poet Zhambyl Zhabaev himself lived. On this territory there is his house, administrative buildings and a luxurious garden, a magical picturesque place in which the mausoleum of Zhambyl Zhabaev is located.
Natural Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan – an unusual museum attracts the attention of visitors, so that they can get acquainted with the world of zoology and paleontology. The Natural Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan is located in Almaty in the department of the Research Zoological Institute of the Academy of Sciences of Kazakhstan.
In the paleontology section, you can get acquainted with exhibits such as fossilized remains of animals, skeletons of dinosaurs, rhinos and wild boars and other fascinating exhibits found in Kazakhstan.
In the section of zoology you will discover the animal and plant world of Kazakhstan. Opportunity to see various species of mammals, birds, insects, butterflies, snakes and other animals inhabiting the territory of Kazakhstan.
